Fieldwork Opportunities

	Anthropology and Archaeology courses at the Harvard Summer School Investigate Archaeology and Social Anthropology during summer 2009: Language and Culture; the Archaeology of Harvard Yard; Introduction to Social Anthropology; Introduction to Archaeology; Museum Anthropology; the Language and Culture of Middle Earth; and much more (including summer field schools around the world) ...more
	The Dig in Harvard Yard Archaeological data recovered from Harvard Yard provide a richer and more nuanced view of the seventeenth- through nineteenth-century lives of students and faculty living in Harvard Yard, an area that includes the Old College and Harvard Indian College. Students excavate near Matthews Hall in Harvard Yard and process and analyze artifacts and report on the results. Additional topics to be covered include regional historical archaeology, research design, surveying, archival research, stratigraphy, and artifact analysis. ...more
	Harvard Summer Program in Montevideo, Uruguay As the second smallest country in South America, Uruguay is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. In 1877, inspired by Horace Mann, the government established a nationwide educational system—pioneering universal, free, and compulsory primary education in the Americas—and as a consequence Uruguay became one of the most literate nations of Latin America. ...more
	Harvard Summer Program in San José de Moro, Peru Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru Archaeological methods and techniques, and the exploration of Andean prehistory; Faculty: Luis Jaime Castillo Butters and Jeffrey Quilter (8 credits: UN, GR) Limited enrollment. San José de Moro is a small village on the banks of the Chaman River in La Libertad, a department on the northern coast of Peru. It lies on the nucleus of one of the most important cemeteries and ceremonial centers of the Mochica culture and subsequent cultures. In 1991, a group of archaeologists began to excavate at San José de Moro. The excavations and related studies at this site have helped scholars understand traditions, beliefs, artwork, and organizational and governmental forms of ancient societies of the area. Tombs, objects, and architectural evidence of these cultures are still buried at the site. An outstanding discovery of the San José de Moro Archaeological Project (SJMAP) was the burial site of the most important women in the Andean region, the tombs of Mochica priestesses. ...more
	Field School in Classic Maya Archaeology and Epigraphy, Copán, Honduras Dubbed by early scholars as “the Athens of the New World” for its evocative stone sculptures, Copán serves as an ideal study site for students interested in archaeology, epigraphy, museums, and Latin American studies. In the five-week session, students learn about ongoing archaeological investigations through on-site training. ...more
	Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology with nearly 250,000 members and subscribers belonging to more than 100 local AIA societies in the United States, Canada, and overseas, united by a shared passion for archaeology and its role in furthering human knowledge. ...more